It's a lively winter window, and the one that attracts particular attention is the barcelona operation. New coach Xavi took office, Laporta vowed to lead Barca back to the top, and Barca's operation in this winter window will be particularly important. Stirling? Cavani? No, Barca first spent a lot of money to sign the young Spanish international Ferran Torres, and the latest signing was officially announced the loan of Adama Traore. Barca's other target is the centre-forward, but the introduction of Morata has been blocked, and there are still rumours between Barca and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Adama Traore has a rugby player-like stature, he is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages, and now he is a marginal man of the Spanish national team and an attacker known for his quick dribbling, but he also has the problem of not being efficient and handling the ball reasonably, and he is no longer the main player at Wolves this season, and it is Trincon who has joined Wolves on loan from Barca. In other words, we should expect less from Traore than Feran Torres, but Traore's pace and dribbling are indeed expected to make a difference for the team. It's been more than 6 years since Traore left La Liga, he has changed a lot and now it's the turn of La Liga defenders to face Traore's muscles and violent breakouts.
How to define Traore's future at Barcelona? It is said that barca's reinforcements in this winter window are all aimed at ensuring that they can successfully get tickets to next season's Champions League at the end of this season, and only in this way can they ensure that Barca will show their ambitions in the transfer window next summer. Barca currently have 35 points in 21 games, ranking 5th in La Liga, in front of Real Madrid, Sevilla, Betis and Atletico, but the 6th-placed Real Sociedad is only 1 point away from Barca, and the competition in the Champions League is quite fierce. According to Barca's performance in the first half, achieving this goal is not optimistic, so Barca must make reinforcements in this winter window. Barca's real goal is to bid for top stars like Haaland in the summer transfer market after reaching next season's Champions League.
So the current statement is that Barca's recent signings are only Determined to enter the future plan of Firan Torres, because he is young and versatile, even after Barca continue to bring in 1-2 star players, Ferran Torres is still expected to be in Barca's starting lineup, as for Traore, Morata or Aubameyang, the primary significance is that Barca is trying to make for the second half of the season, after all, Barca need someone to replace Ansu Fati and Dembele immediately. Adama Traore, in particular, has similarities in his technical style to Dembele, and Barca's introduction of Traore has another intention, that is, to tell Dembele that if he does not renew his contract and stay at Barca, then the team will send him to the stands in the second half of the season.
In order to revitalize Barca as soon as possible, the Barça management can be said to be racking their brains. In the short term, with Two very different attackers, Ferran Torres and Adama Traore, in the second half, Harvey will be much more generous in terms of employment: Ferran Torres can play in the center and wing, while Traore can become an unconventional weapon. But on the other hand, Traore's future will have to wait until next summer – it is reported that Traore's non-mandatory buyout clause is priced at 30 million euros, and Barca will sign a 5-year contract with the player if they choose to buy out Traore.
Barca, which have really shown a high level in history, not only need top stars at the level of Ronaldo or Messi, but also need a rotating lineup with balanced combat effectiveness and excellent ability, and don't forget the important role played by Barca in each period such as Koku, Edmirson, Max, Deco, Abidal and others. Although Barca have had Messi in the past few years, the team has been lackluster in many positions in the three lines and has not achieved the desired results. Can Traore or Morata really not be able to gain a foothold in the future of Barcelona? I am afraid not necessarily, but Barca's current competitive and economic situation determines that Barca's most important task at the moment is to enter next season's Champions League and then attract big stars to join, after all, the winter window transfer time and space are limited, and perhaps until next August, we will see a team close to what Laporta and Xavi envisioned.
(Santiago-Wang)